The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-09-13

| 10 inc proclamation OF the league ana QG0Ounc-
| ing land grabbing. Mr.. Stanhope declared
! that the proceedings of the meeting were legal
and that if a collision occurred between the
! people and the troops he would hold Colonel
! Turner responsible. Colonel Turner replied
that he was bound TO execute his orders.
| After the parley the procession returned to
! Ennis, and . Brien addressed the crowd in
| O'Connel square. The soldiers and police
| again appearing, the procession passed on to
| the hotel which the leaders entered. The
| crowd then dispersed quietly.
! There were lighted candies in the windows
! OF almost every house in Ennis last night. An
| enormous crowd welcomed the visitors and cs-
| corted them TO the hotel, where addresses We're
| presented to them. NJ. Stanhope made a long
| reply, in which he congratulated Ireland upon
| having secured the support of the English lib
| erals. Mr.. Dillon enjoinod the crowd TO be
| peaceful during the night, and deprive the
authorities of every excuse or palliation for the
| outrage they proposed to intict at the morrow's
| meeting, Sullivan and Cox also spoke. The
! crowd dispersed, cheering for the nationalists,
and grooming for the government. The streets
Were alive with people at an early hour this
| morning. The houses were decorated with
! banners and political notices, and gayly
| dressed ladies were at the windows Watching
! the animated scene. League bands paraded
| the streets.
Father Walsh, the parish priest, presided at
! the meeting of today. In spite of the pouring
| rain, the greatest enthusiasm prevailed.
Mr.. Cox proposed resolutions protesting
against the proclamation of the league.
Mr.. Stanhope said that the meeting was a
| grand and noble protest in favor of the right of
free speech. He had come to tell them, in the
name Of the English people, that they claimed
| Tor freshmen the right of freely and publicly
| gathering to express their wishes.
| Mr.. Dillon, who was loudly cheered, said {:
81 am moro proud than l can tell you, to see
you here today in your thousands to show that
you will not be inundated by any such pro-
clamation as that placarded on your walls. If
this meeting is illegal, | invite the government
| to imprison the whole of this crowd Laugh
ter. As for us we are prepared to take the
| consequences of our words. We shall continue
to put down land grabbing in spite of appeals
| to the government, and shall make every land
lord who treats his tenants unj Justly a scare
| crow and terror to evil doors. No
eyicted farm shall be taken in care
! (cheerS) and | make the government pres
emit Of that. (Applause). While am at liber-
ty, and we will continue to hold meetings and
| preach TO you the gospel of deliverance for the
poor. He concluded by referring to the pres
ence of English members as an augury of the
hour when landlords would no longer dare to
| interfere with the free meetings of Irishmen.
| Though our meeting place is
held by dragons today, tho
hour is close at hand when we will be the mas
tiers of Ireland. [Cheers.]
Colonel Turner'S par was now seen gallop-
| ing up.
MIR. O'Brien called upon the people to hold
| their ground.
The police and the military held
| Ballycoree hill the whole day. Some
| English ladies and gentlemen visited the spot
out of curiosity, when detachment of mil
| itary came up at double quick. thinking that
| another meeting was being held. The officers
were ohagrined on hearing the merry jests of
the ladies at their expense.
At the nationalist meeting today at Middle
| ton, ten miles from Armagh, several
policemen, who were detailed to keep order,
| were attacked and badly in jurcd.
O'Brien Did Not Appear
| DUBLIN, September 9.-AItchelstown where
the case OF the government against William
| O'Blien, under the coercion act, was to have
| been heard today, was crowded all day with
civilians, police and soldiers. Mr.. O'Breu
did not appear in court to answer the sum
| mons. Service of summons was proved and
the judge granted a warrant for O'Brens ar
rest. An open air indignation meeting was
subsequently held. Henry Lahouchere and
others made speeches, denouncng the govern
mont for its course in regard to Ireland.
At Mitchellstown today conflict occurred
at meeting which was held in Market
square. The police were attempting to pro-
tect the government stenographer when a
fight took place, and the crowd repulsed the
| police, sixty in number, several of whom were
struck with sticks and stones and severely
injured. The police obtained reinforcements
and returned to the scene. They fired six
shots and two men were instantly killed
. |
rioters dispersed, but they now threaten to re-
gather.
The meeting in Market square was attended
| by 1000 persons. Messrs Dillon, Drummer
Labouchere, John Ellis, Gill, Condor and
| OHea were present. A government reporter
with an escort of police tried to push to the
| front. The crowd rushed to them with sticks
| and stones. The police made a charge against
the crowd and were repulsed by men on horse
back. Mr.. Condor tried to pacify the crowd.
Ir lon n1x to In Y.olin
with silent contempt, because home rule was
nearly won, and then Irish forces would be
| under control of the people instead of, as now,
| in the hands of their enemies. A row was
| started, however, and renforcemcnts of po-
| lice, who had been drawn up from the barracks,
| fired into the crowd. One man was killed and
several others wounded. One of the wounded
has since died. The police next charged and
| dispersed the crowd.
Mr.. Labouch9re was witness Of the whole
scene from carriage. He asked Magistrate
| Seagraye if the meeting might be held else
| where without mOleStation. SeagraVe replied
that the meeting might be held anywhere out
| side the town. A constable came uD and
spoke to Scagrave, and the latter Immediately
corrected himself, declining to allow the meet
| ing to be held anywhere. Seagraye was in a
hotel when the police fired. Is is not
known at present who ordered them
to fire. Mr. Dillon, Father O'Callaghan
and Father O'Connell followed the police and
| entered the barracks with them Two priests
were put out Mr.. Dillon was inside during
the firing. He says that much confusion pre-
vailed nobody seeming to be in command.
| Mr. LabOuchere arrived later and asked the
inspector to ascertain who fired the first shots.
| The inspector refused to make any such in
quiry. A youth has been found who says he
can identify the constable who killed Riordan.
| DIR, Fenton expresses the belief that Riordan
was not killed by q bullet but by a blow on
the head with the muzzle Of a carbine
Fifty-four constables were treated,for slight in
| juries. Mitchellstown is quiet tonight.
| Press Comments.
LONDON, September 10.--The News this
morning says
Coercion was not long in bearing its bitterest
| fruits, The government me- II. to provoke blood
| shed in Ireland. Blood has been shed in perfect
! wantonness and butchery is its most revolving
| feature.
The Post says:
The Mtchellstown affair shows the necessity for q
full application Of the crimes act to prevent such
| need Is altogether.
+ The Times says:
The blood Of Mitchellstown's victims is on the
| heads Of O'Bricn, Daylt and LabOuchere whose
! infammatory and cynical language drove men
| against the muzZcs ofriles. This teaches the yeo
| pie that although their leaders have amusement
and profit, the people pay for it with their skins.
| Action In the House of Commons.
| LONDON, September 10.--In the house OF